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psychotherapy definition

psycho·thera·py (sī′kō t̸her′ə pē)

noun

treatment of mental disorder by any of various means involving communication between a trained person and the patient and including counseling, psychoanalysis, etc.

Etymology: psycho- + therapy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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